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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

IN'FINITE, a. [L. infinitus; in and finitus, terminated.]
1. Without limits; unbounded; boundless; not circumscribed; applied to time, space and qualities. God is infinite in duration, having neither beginning nor end of existence. He is also infinite in presence, or omnipresent, and his perfections are infinite. We also speak of infinite space.
2. That will have no end. Thus angels and men, though they have had a beginning, will exist in infinite duration.
3. That has a beginning in space, but is infinitely extended; as, a line beginning at a point, but extended indefinitely, is an infinite line.
4. Infinite is used loosely and hyperbolically for indefinitely large, immense, of great size or extent.
Infinite canon, in music, a perpetual fugue.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude; "the infinite ingenuity of man"; "infinite wealth" [ant: finite]
2: of verbs; having neither person nor number nor mood (as a participle or gerund or infinitive); "infinite verb form" [syn: infinite, non-finite] [ant: finite]
3: too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches"; "countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons"; "innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas"; "myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: countless, infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous, myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable, unnumbered, unnumerable]
4: total and all-embracing; "God's infinite wisdom" n
1: the unlimited expanse in which everything is located; "they tested his ability to locate objects in space"; "the boundless regions of the infinite" [syn: space, infinite]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English infinit, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin infinitus, from in- + finitus finite Date: 14th century 1. extending indefinitely ; endless <infinite space> 2. immeasurably or inconceivably great or extensive ; inexhaustible <infinite patience> 3. subject to no limitation or external determination 4. a. extending beyond, lying beyond, or being greater than any preassigned finite value however large <infinite number of positive numbers> b. extending to infinity <infinite plane surface> c. characterized by an infinite number of elements or terms <an infinite set> <an infinite series> • infinitely adverb • infiniteness noun II. noun Date: 15th century something that is infinite (as in extent, duration, or number)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. & n. --adj. 1 boundless, endless. 2 very great. 3 (usu. with pl.) innumerable; very many (infinite resources). 4 Math. a greater than any assignable quantity or countable number. b (of a series) that may be continued indefinitely. 5 Gram. (of a verb part) not limited by person or number, e.g. infinitive, gerund, and participle. --n. 1 (the Infinite) God. 2 (the infinite) infinite space. Derivatives: infinitely adv. infiniteness n. Etymology: ME f. L infinitus (as IN-(1), FINITE)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Infinite In"fi*nite, a. [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See In- not, and Finite.] 1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite duration or distance. Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is less than infinite is still infinitely distant from infinity; and lower than infinite distance the lowest or least can not sink. --H. Brooke. 2. Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of God; -- opposed to finite. Great is our Lord, and of great power; his understanding is infinite. --Ps. cxlvii. 5. O God, how infinite thou art! --I. Watts. 3. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense; gigantic; prodigious. Infinite riches in a little room. --Marlowe. Which infinite calamity shall cause To human life. --Milton. 4. (Math.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same kind; -- said of certain quantities. 5. (Mus.) Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain forms of the canon, called also perpetual fugues, so constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and the performance may be incessantly repeated. --Moore (Encyc. of Music). Syn: Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable; limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Infinite In"fi*nite, n. 1. That which is infinite; boundless space or duration; infinity; boundlessness. Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite embrace us again. --J. Martineau. 2. (Math.) An infinite quantity or magnitude. 3. An infinity; an incalculable or very great number. Glittering chains, embroidered richly o'er With infinite of pearls and finest gold. --Fanshawe. 4. The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. If you describe something as infinite, you are emphasizing that it is extremely great in amount or degree. ...an infinite variety of landscapes... The choice is infinite. ADJ [emphasis] • infinitely His design was infinitely better than anything I could have done. ADV: ADV adj/adv 2. Something that is infinite has no limit, end, or edge. Obviously, no company has infinite resources. ADJ • infinitely A centimeter can be infinitely divided into smaller units. ADV: ADV with v

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Unbounded, boundless, unlimited, illimitable, limitless, immeasurable, interminable. 2. Immense, enormous, vast, stupendous, very great, very large. 3. Unconditioned, absolute, self-determined, self-existent, eternal. II. n. [With The prefixed.] The Absolute, the Eternal. See god.

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